136 p. : 28 cm

"Whether you're just getting started with making glazes or you're a seasoned pro, there's something for everyone in Cone 5-6 Glazes: Materials and Recipes. This book features the research of more than thirty potters and glaze enthusiasts who have dedicated hundreds of hours of research into finding and understanding materials and glazes that provide the right effect for their pots. Bringing together a wealth of information published in Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated over the past 30 years, this book will be an invaluable resource in any ceramic library. In Cone 5-6 Glazes you'll discover an easy way to test, tips for glazing, and insights into key glaze materials such as frits, feldspars, iron, commercial stains, and more. if you're looking for glazes with a special effect, you'll find snowflake crackles, crystals, Bristols, and saturated mattes just to name a few. And, of course, there are recipes - all in the cone 5-6 firing range. Whether you're an old pro or new to making glazes, you'll discover a wealth of inspiring information that will help you develop a personal palette for your ceramic work that you can call your own." -- Publisher's description

Includes bibliographical references

Getting started / Jonathan Kaplan -- Glazing for success / Annie Chrietzberg -- Glaze testing / Jonathan Kaplan -- How to expand a palette / Yoko Sekino-Bove -- Combining glazes / Lou Roess -- Fluxes / Dave Finkelnburg -- Lithium / Dave Finkelnburg -- Feldspar / Dave Finkelnburg -- Boron / Matt Katz -- Silicon carbide / Mark Chatterly -- Iron oxide / John Britt -- Chrome oxide / John Britt -- Ceramic stains / John Britt -- Suspenders and binders / David Pier -- Testing frits / Deanna Ranlett -- Mid-range reduction glazes / John Britt -- Atmospheric effects for electric firing / Steven Hill -- The many faces of iron / Dr. Carol Marians -- Celadons / John Britt -- Snowflake crackle / John Britt -- Crystalline glazes / William Schran -- Liner glazes / Deanna Ranlett -- A cone 6-10 glaze / Kristina Bogdanov -- Bristol glazes / Cheryl Pannabecker -- A wood-fired look / Richard Busch -- Nutmeg remix / Deanna Ranlett -- Wood ash glazing / Harry Spring -- Color palette for food / Sherman Hall -- Re-coloring a classic / Deanna Ranlett -- Lichen layering / Deanna Ranlett -- Strong, pure, and matte / Patrick Horstley -- Volumetric glazes / Sumi von Dassow -- Lana Wilson: black, white, & color / Annie Chrietzberg -- Mary Barringer's slips & engobes / Leigh Taylor Mickelson -- Herbert Cowles blue & green glazes / Lili Krakowski -- Pat Antonick's weathered look / Pamela Collins -- 7 Studio glazes / Jeff Dietrich -- College classroom glazes / Jan Rider -- White glazes / Dwain Naragon -- Rollie Younger's industrial look / Lauren Zolot Younger -- From high-fire to mid-range / Jayne Shatz -- Cone 5 oxidation glazes / Anthony Bellesorte -- Black glaze decoration / Frank Fisher -- Val Cushing satin white / Kelly King -- Layered slips & glazes -- Birdie Boone -- Reformulated cone 10 glazes / Geoffrey Wheeler -- Shuji Ikeda / James Irwin -- Cone 6 reduction glazes / Rick Malmgren

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